c7gd.2xlargevsm7gd.2xlarge

c7gd.2xlarge is 15% cheaper than m7gd.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $46.87 a month.

At a glancec7gd.2xlargem7gd.2xlarge
On-demand$0.3629/hr15% less$0.4271/hr
Lowest rate$0.1526/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0813/hr47% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton3 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc7gd.2xlargem7gd.2xlargem7gd.2xlarge vs c7gd.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.3629$0.4271▲ 18%
SpotCan be interrupted58% off$0.152681% off$0.0813▼ 47%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.228737% off$0.2691▲ 18%
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$0.151657% off$0.1845▲ 22%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.26227% off$0.3128▲ 19%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.175550% off$0.215▲ 23%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7gd.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.3629 vs $0.4271 per hour
15% cheaper
Where m7gd.2xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 16
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc7gd.2xlargem7gd.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton3 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.6 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc7gd.2xlargem7gd.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1632
NetworkingAll 8 matchc7gd.2xlargem7gd.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 15 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline3.75 Gbps3.75 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
StorageAll 12 matchc7gd.2xlargem7gd.2xlarge
Storage1 x 475 NVMe SSD1 x 475 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 474 GB SSD1 × 474 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2626
Instance details2 of 10 differc7gd.2xlargem7gd.2xlarge
Familyc7gdm7gd
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c7gd.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc7gd.2xlargem7gd.2xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.2304$0.284▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.3598$0.453▲ 26%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.3629$0.4271▲ 18%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.3629$0.4271▲ 18%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.3629$0.4271▲ 18%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.3931$0.4536▲ 15%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.412$0.4763▲ 16%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.412$0.4763▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.4158$0.5254▲ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.4196$0.5141▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.4234$0.533▲ 26%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.4347$0.4952▲ 14%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.4347$0.499▲ 15%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.4536$0.5027▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.4612$0.5519▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.4763$0.5368▲ 13%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.5632$0.6804▲ 21%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

c7gd.2xlargeCompute optimized, c7gd family
c7gd.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c7gd family

Compare c7gd.2xlarge with

c7g.2xlarger7gd.2xlargec6gd.2xlargec8gd.2xlarge
m7gd.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m7gd family
m7gd.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m7gd family

Compare m7gd.2xlarge with

m7g.2xlarger7gd.2xlarget4g.2xlargem6gd.2xlargem8gd.2xlarge

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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.